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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Reviewing Our Feedback

Dean Onizuka
Dean Onizuka
4,753 Points
Posted by Dean Onizuka
Dean Onizuka
4,753 Points

why doesnt this work?

//code below is not working. gets tons of errors from unmappable to java errors

import java.io.Console;

public class TreeStory {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    Console console = System.console();
    /*  Some terms:
        noun - Person, place or thing
        verb - An action
        adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
        Enter your amazing code here!
    */
    int age = 12;

if (age < 13) { console.printf(“Sorry you are not old enough”); System.exit(0); } String name = console.readLine("Enter your name: "); String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective: "); console.printf("%s is very %s", name, adjective); }

}

2 Answers

Dean Onizuka
Dean Onizuka
4,753 Points
Dean Onizuka
Dean Onizuka
4,753 Points

why does the forum reformat my code like that. kind of defeats the purpose of posting it

Lee Reynolds Jr.
Lee Reynolds Jr.
5,160 Points
Lee Reynolds Jr.
Lee Reynolds Jr.
5,160 Points

The thing that I noticed right away was that you did not have an opening bracket to match your closing bracket at the the end of the last console.printf in your code. Let me know if that helped. Happy coding :)